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Who Killed the Electric Car


S14

(4:23:48 PM) Hashiriya: all s14s crash. always. right? (4:24:07 PM) Hashiriya: so, would I have better odds of not crashing an s14 if it has already crashed at some point prior in time? (4:24:43 PM) Quinn: hmm, the simple answer is...


Ratios.

A lot of people are obsessed with numbers. Numbers associated with cars, and I've always found the most important factor to be the amount of fun. However, that's really not a measurable scale, however let's focus on the numbers that really count. Ratios are important, for example, let's at least refine all this E-thuggin' by defining what matters. Power is often what is bragged about, but torque at RPM's is an equation equaling the measurement of power. This power in ratio to weight is a much better...


Bad Slide Night.

I gave in, I bought a new headgasket. Awesome, last A engine C head gasket on the island apparently at JB auto parts. Swapped the gasket, cleaned the head and block, torque it down all nice and good, and it runs like absolute garbage, over heats like a whore, stalls, bogs and generally a serious bitch. The engine ran WAY better with the drilled out, reused 4AG gasket. Go figure, also, the air getting in my cooling system? Found out my heater core is leaking like a shiv. Who knows if my old gasket was working well or not.